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Captain Charles Clerke (22 August 1741 – 22 August 1779) was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration (including three circumnavigations), three with Captain James Cook.
Charles Clerke, the son of a justice of the peace, entered the Royal Navy in 1755. After serving throughout the Seven Years’ War, he became a midshipman on John Byron ’s expedition around the world in 1764–66.
Charles Clerke - My Namesake. It sent a shiver down my spine the first time I saw my name in print, in a book on Captain Cook. I was twelve or so at the time browsing in the local library. There it was, Charles Richard Clerke. Clerke "was bred to the navy from his youth" according to James King.
Apr 1, 2024 · Cook’s second-in-command, Charles Clerke, was to captain a ship called the Discovery, while Cook, once again, sailed on the Resolution. When both vessels were scheduled to depart, in July, 1776...
Oct 25, 2016 · Clerke, Charles (1741–1779) – captain and an explorer of the Bering Sea, who sailed four voyages around the world. He was born in Essex, England. C.C. entered the Royal Navy at the age of 14 as a midshipman.
Captain Charles Clerke (22 August 1741 – 22 August 1779) was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration (including three circumnavigations), three with Captain James Cook.
Commanded HMS Discovery on Cook's third voyage (1776-1780) and commanded the expedition from the HMS Resolution after Cook's death in February 1779 in Hawaii; Clerke himself died from tuberculosis on August 3rd 1779 and was buried at Petropavlosk on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
